Saratoga County District Attorney James A. Murphy III said Soriano, 65, of Damascus Drive had "inappropriate" contact with a witness in his trial and that Judge Jerry Scarano revoked his bail Monday.

Attorney Michael Koenig, who represented Soriano during the trial, said he is "reviewing the court's decision and deciding what steps to take."

Murphy confirmed published reports alleging Soriano drove to a school bus stop Oct. 18 in front of the home of one of the witnesses who testified against him and asked two women standing there if either was the witness. They weren't, so he allegedly asked them to pass along a message to the witness thanking her for her testimony.

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The witness contacted the district attorney's office.

Soriano's attorney said the allegation wasn't a threat.

"Even if he made the comments he is alleged to have made, there was nothing threatening whatsoever about them and nothing inappropriate about them," he said.

It's the second such allegation made against Soriano. New York State Police said Monday that Soriano was accused in September of harassing a witness, but that the contact was deemed incidental because it appeared Soriano and the witness only happened to be in the same public place at the same time.

Soriano is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 29. The former corrections officer is facing up to seven years in prison for stabbing Jeffrey Streicher three times Sept. 10, 2011, during a fist fight following a minor car accident.

Witnesses said Soriano was driving erratically and rammed Streicher's car from behind. When the two got out of their cars, Soriano attacked Streicher, punching him and bear-hugging him.

When Streicher fought him off, Soriano pulled a T-handled dagger and stabbed Streicher, who was transported by helicopter to Albany Medical Center in critical condition.

In his testimony, Soriano said he was only defending himself in the encounter.

A jury convicted him of second-degree assault, a violent felony, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor. They acquitted him, though, on a first-degree assault charge that might have sent him to prison for up to 25 years.